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The Peters Railroad Museum

February 23, 2011 by Steve 12 Comments

Dave Peters: CTMQ Hero Wallingford (Private Home) November 25, 2009 All aboarrrrd! All aboard the Peters Rail Road Museum bandwagon. There’s plenty of room right now, but once this page gets read and zipped around, it may be too late. Why? Because the Peters Rail Road Museum is just plain awesome. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, basement museums, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Model Trains, private museum, Trains and Trolleys, Wallingford

Graywall Farms

February 22, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Gray Day, Graywall, Gray Everything Graywall Farms, Lebanon February 21, 2011 Graywall Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Damian, Farmers Cow, Farms, Lebanon

Connecticut Science Center

February 19, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Too Big to Fail Hartford (Google Maps location) October 2009 Connecticut Museum Visit #142. Hm. Um. Uh-huh. Here in Connecticut there are only a few gigantor museums, so my experience thus far in blogging about them is scant. And I’m scared. Scared for a couple reasons, really… One, the sheer size and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Hartford, Hoang, Natural History

140. White Memorial Conservation Center Nature Museum

February 12, 2011 by Steve 5 Comments

Stuff White People Like Litchfield (Google Maps location) October 3, 2009 Yet again, I’m forced to remind anyone reading this that there are plenty of things to do in Connecticut, year-round - and with kids. When people think of Litchfield, they almost universally think of the town green, the beautiful church … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Animals, BEARS!, Damian, Hoang, Litchfield, Natural History, Nature Centers, White Memorial Conservation Center

PhotoSynthesis Gallery

February 1, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

Down the Dark Alleys of Manchester* PhotoSynthesis Gallery, Manchester November 2010 *Photosynthesis moved to East Hartford and I revisited, at bottom, in 2019. This was Connecticut museum visit #197. What a day. A surprise visit from EdHill, a hastily thrown together itinerary, A fairly well-behaved Damian, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, EdHill, Free Museums, Manchester, Not Really a Museum Museum, Nudity

NNL: Dinosaur Trackway

January 18, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

National Natural Landmark Rocky Hill Designation Date: 1968 Of all the nearly 600 National Natural Landmarks, very few are singular items like this. In fact, this one may be the smallest Landmark in the country. I'm guessing it is. The tracks are preserved at Dinosaur State Park and Museum which has a lot more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Calvin, CT Dino Trail, Damian, dinosaur State Park, Dinosaurs, National Natural Landmarks, Rocky Hill

Wickham Park Nature Center & Aviary

January 18, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Wick, Wick, Quack Wickham Park Nature Center & Aviary, Manchester (Location) September 2009 Connecticut museum visit #139. I used to live in Manchester and always thought Wickham Park was in East Hartford. Only part of it is. Wickham Park is a non-profit, private foundation whose property extends into both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Birds, Damian, Gardens, Hoang, Industrial History, Manchester, Outdoor Museums, wickham park, Zoos

199. Abbey of Regina Laudis Crèche

December 13, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

I’m Not a Prayer, I Just Crèche A Lot Bethlehem (Google Maps location) December 4, 2010 Thank you, thank you. I’ve had a lot of rather excellent titles over the years, but this may be my favorite. It just stinks that most people over the age of 50 or so won’t get the reference. Oh well; their loss. (Another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Bethlehem, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum

Labyrinth at Wisdom House

December 9, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Truly Wise Just Walk to the Middle The Labyrinth at Wisdom House, Litchfield December 4, 2010 I’ve admitted before that I don’t really “get” labyrinths. (Here, where Damian, Damian’s plaid pants and I visit the Holy Family Retreat labyrinth in Farmington.) At least that one was pretty darn cool and had some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religious Tagged With: Damian, Labyrinths, Litchfield, Religulous

198. Governor’s Residence

December 8, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

One Rell of a Good Time Hartford (Google Maps location) December 4, 2010 I’ve made mention before about how I get a little thrill out of getting to visit rarely open museums (or in this case, museum-like things). Each time I do feels like a big win for me. I’ve had the Governor’s Residence on my CTMQ radar for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Museums, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Christmas, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Rarely Open

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